Rico's build thread.

[RicoP5]

ah 2 things i have a rattling noise that comes and goes from the driver side of the engine bay and i cannot find what it is its driving me nuts. and also when i go over like a bump or unleveled area there is like a clunk noise from that side too any ideas on what either could be?

didnt see any loose bolts or anything

 

[RicoP5]

Just got the front endlinks from a ford escape to swap out the oem p5 ones which I bet driver side one is bad and the reason I have a clunk noise . Also picked up some. Spark plugs. What gap do you guys run on a n/a p5?

Also which Ngk plug part number ?

 

[RicoP5]

Added new driver side front end link will drive it soon to see if that was my clunk noise . Changed spark plugs also ..

Tomorrow or Friday I'll change the driver side link so they are both the same from the ford escape

 

[RicoP5]

Had a flat lastnight :/ got a replacement today.

Noticed on my rear sway bar on the driver side is good but the passenger side of it the sway bar is hitting /sitting on the metal right under it.

I have adjustable links . Does that mean I open it more or close it to fix that problem ?

 

[wildcard26]

It means you sit it some where level and re adjust them till they are even and parallel to the ground.

 

[RicoP5]

Driver side

Passenger side

Re adjusted it. It's all the way closed like the driver side one and it's still very close . Guess I need to go back to oem ones which seem to be shorter then

 

[rar40941]

What most people do is put the end link under the bar and extend the endlinks

 

[wildcard26]

What most people do is put the end link under the bar and extend the endlinks

What he said. Mines are adjusted below the trailing arms.

 

[RicoP5]

What most people do is put the end link under the bar and extend the endlinks

um im new at this got a pic of how thats done?

i was told that i just need shorter links which means i guess the oem ones are shorter than these ones when they are closed all the way.

 

[2k3 PrO RiDa]

The ideal position for the sway bar is to be parallel with the ground. I would move the bar under the lateral links, and make the endlinks longer. Be careful with letting the swaybar rest on the lateral bars for too long, they will bend over time.

 

[RicoP5]

so shift the sway bar down ur saying? sorry noob at this lol never messed with sway bars before.

 

[2k3 PrO RiDa]

Yeah exactly, just move your sway bar under those lateral links.

 

[808MP5]

^

?????

 

[zhy]

Yeah exactly, just move your sway bar under those lateral links.

schematise your ideas please, cuz i have the same problem and i dont understand how i where/how I could extend my endlinks

 

[RicoP5]

I'll try that this week and see if I do it right lol

 

[RicoP5]

this bracket bolt etc 2-3 anyone has an extra bolt and where it goes? somehow mines went loose and i lost it :/

 

[RicoP5]

picking up a braided clutch line new for 20 bucks

 

[RicoP5]

All my codes :/

P0660 p1250 p1569 p0300 p0171 p0421 p0340 p0113 p0103 p0102

 

[bikingpro5]

All my codes :/

P0660



p1250-P1250 Pressure Regulator Control Solenoid Circuit
P1569 VTCS Circuit Low Input
p0300 http://www.obd-codes.com/p0300
p0171 http://www.obd-codes.com/p0171
p0421 http://www.obd-codes.com/p0421
p0340 http://www.obd-codes.com/p0340
p0113 http://www.obd-codes.com/p0113
p0103 http://www.obd-codes.com/p0103
p0102 http://www.obd-codes.com/p0102



link to all the codes
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123777748-OBD-II-code-List

 

[RicoP5]

Thx will look at that now I bet two of them are because I switched the green and white plug on the sensors trying diff things out